Elham

TP, 5a - B2 level

TP, 5a B2 level

Description

In this lesson, Ss will learn some vocabulary about crime and will practice them in a reading text. They will read six stories and doing a gist reading task. They will follow this up with a speaking, discussing their own opinions on that.

Main Aims

To provide clarification, review and practice of crime vocabulary in the context of crime

Subsidiary Aims

To provide gist reading practice using a text about news stories in the context of crime.

Procedure (39-51 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (5-7 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T will enter the class with a newspaper in her hand and ask the Ss "What kind of news do you like?", Ss will answer "Sport, Political, Crime, ...", T will say " I like crime news". Then T will divide the class into four groups and ask them to talk about the hottest crime news that they have ever heard with their group members. T will check some of their answers randomly.

Exposure (4-6 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

T will give the Ss a handout and ask them to match the headings with the paragraphs, T will ask them to share their answers together and will check the answers randomly.
ICQs: alone/together?, match the headlines with the pics/ the paragraphs?

T will ask the Ss to look at the paragraphs and underline some vocabulary that are related to crime with their partners. T will check their answers through a WCF.

Clarification (12-15 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

T will elicit the first word 'kidnap' by giving the definition. T will say "Someone comes to your house and steals your son/someone. What do you call it?", Ss will say "kidnap". If the Ss couldn't answer, T will help them by giving the first letter of the word. T will say the word at the end if the Ss don't know what the exact word is. CCQ: "Do we steal someone/something in kidnapping? Someone". T will drill the word and ask the Ss to spell it. T will write the word on the WB. T will ask the Ss: "where is the stress?", and will show it on the WB. T will also ask the Ss about the parts of speech of the word and will write it on the WB, (Kidnap is a verb).
The second word will be elicited by showing a picture. T will show a pic of a 'judge' to the Ss and ask them: "who is he?", Ss will say: "judge". CCQs: Does a judge work in the court? Yes. What does he do? He decides about the criminals. Then T will drill the word, ask the Ss about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write and show them on the WB.
T will say: "When you drive on the street some people go fast and there is another part of the street where they go slow, what do we call it? fast lane and...?", Ss will say: "slow lane". CCQ: Do people drive fast in the slow lane? No. Then T will drill it, ask about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write them all on the WB.
T will say: "What do we call a person is escaping from the police?", Ss will say: "Fugitive", If they can't, T will say the word herself. CCQs: Are the fugitives in prison? No.
Are they arrested by the police? No. Then T will drill it, ask about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write them all on the WB.
T will say: "What do we call a list of people which the police are trying to find them?", Ss will say: "wanted list", If they can't, T will say the word herself. CCQs: Are the people in the wanted list arrested by the police? No. Then T will drill it, ask about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write them all on the WB.
T will say: "What do we call when we go somewhere with someone, often to protect or guard them?", Ss will say: "escort", If they can't, T will say the word herself. then T will say: "What do we say when someone is taken away by an official. , Ss will say: "escort off", T will say the word if they can't say. CCQs: Can we escort somebody off? No. Who can escort them off? An official.Then T will drill it, ask about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write them all on the WB.
T will say: "What do we call when we run after someone or something in order to catch them?", Ss will say: "chase", If they can't, T will say the word herself. CCQs: Are we walking, when we are chasing somebody? No. Then T will drill it, ask about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write them all on the WB.
T will say: "What do we call someone who has stolen something and has been sentenced.?", Ss will say: "conicted thief", If they can't, T will say the word herself. CCQ: Has the judge decided about the convicted thief? Yes. Then T will drill it, ask about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write them all on the WB.
T will say: "What do we call someone who gets into buildings illegally and steals things?", Ss will say: "burglar", If they can't, T will say the word herself. CCQs: Does the burglar go to the shops and steal things? No. Where does he go? to the houses. Then T will drill it, ask about its spelling, stress and parts of speech and will write them all on the WB.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

T will give a handout to the Ss that is folded and ask them to fill the blanks with a word from the reading text. Then Ss will share their answers together and T will check their answers through a WCF. Then T will ask them to unfold the handout and answer the next fill in the gap exercise. Ss will share their answers and T will check their answers randomly.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

T will change the group members by giving them numbers 1-5 and divide them into five groups. So number ones will sit together, number 2s together and.... Then T will ask the groups to talk about which stories from the text they like best and why. T will also ask them to answer these questions: "In which stories do we have examples of crimes", "Are any of these crimes common in your country?", and "Are there any ‘crimes’ which you think shouldn’t be regarded as crimes? What and why?". T will check their answers by asking some of the Ss randomly.